2021 AstroParticle Symposium

From 18/10/2021 to 26/11/2021

Local Organising Committee:

  • F. Acero : Laboratoire AIM, CNRS/INSU

  • Ph. Brax: IPhT CEA

  • F. Brun : CEA/IRFU - Département de Physique des Particules

  • O. Deligny : Laboratoire IJC, CNRS/IN2P3

  • C. Macolino : Laboratoire IJC, CNRS/IN2P3

  • Y. Mambrini: IJCLAB, Orsay.

  • F. Schussler : CEA/IRFU - Département de Physique des Particules

 

SOC Members:

  • Experiments: Pasquale Blasi, Pierre Brun, Ralph Engel, JeanFrançois Glicenstein, Luca Grandi, Huihai He, Petra Huentemeyer, Aldo Ianni, Kumiko Kotera, Anne Lemière, Frédérique Marion, Emma de Ona Wilhelmi, Marcos Santander, Antonio Stamerra and Roberta Zanin.

  • Theory: Luca Amendola, Lars Bergstrom, Christos Charmousis, Anne-Christine Davis, Antonio Masiero, Sabino Matarrese, Carlos Munoz, Keith Olive.

 

Program Manager (Institut Pascal): Francesca Sconfienza

 

About this program:

 

Abstract:

A 6 weeks program liaising experimental and theoretical aspects of Astroparticle Physics will be held at Institut Pascal in Orsay. This program is a continuation of the Paris-Saclay AstroParticle Symposium of 2019 on theoretical Astroparticle Physics. 

 

Description:

Specialist meeting in Astroparticle Physics

  • From High-Energy cosmic rays, gamma-rays, neutrinos to dark matter and gravitational waves.
  • Emphasis on multi-wavelength & multi-messenger studies.
  • Put into context and perspective the revolutionary breakthroughs that occurred in the last few years.
  • Mixed audiences between theorists and experimentalists during most of the programme.

 

Schedule of topics that will be covered

 

Week 1: Ecosystem of the Galactic Cosmic-Rays

Topics: 

  • Cosmic Ray acceleration and sources.
  • Propagation and anisotropies.
  • Cosmic Ray composition.

 

Week 2: Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays

Topics: 

  • Anisotropies across all energies.
  • Galactic/extra-Galactic transition.
  • Lessons from neutrinos.

 

Week 3: Dark Matter Theories

Topics: 

  • Particle Physics scenarios (WIMPS…).
  • Alternatives (Black Holes…).
  • Observable effects (direct or indirect).

 

Week 4: Dark matter, experiments meet theories

Topics: 

  • The experimental status of dark matter-vs-dark matter theories.
  • Search for exotic phenomena (link to Gravitational waves..).
  • Link with early Universe observations and theories (reheating…).

 

Week 5: Gravitational waves and compact objects: experiments meet theories

Topics: 

  • Galactic sources of gravitational waves (pulsars, binary systems…).
  • Exotic phenomena (Gamma-Ray Bursts, Fast-Ray Burst…).
  • Multi-messenger astrophysics.

 

Week 6: Gravitational waves, the theoretical point of view

Topics: 

  • Gravitational Waves: General Relativity meets Quantum Field theory.
  • Black Holes, neutron stars… new physics?
  • Gravitational waves and cosmology.

 

Further details about this event will follow in the coming weeks.

For any questions, please contact the Pascal Institute by emailing francesca.sconfienza@universite-paris-saclay.fr